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The Sanyo Xacti E2 is a new waterproof camcorder and digital camera. Designed to operate with only one hand, the Sanyo E2 records MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, 60fps video and 8-megapixel stills under water to a depth of five feet for up to one hour. 8 hours of full motion video or up to 2000 8-megapixel still images can be recorded on a single 8GB SDHC memory card. The Sanyo Xacti E2 is available now in the USA in brilliant blue or pearlescent white for $399.99.
The Sanyo Xacti E2 is a new waterproof camcorder and digital camera. Designed to operate with only one hand, the Sanyo E2 records MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, 60fps video and 8-megapixel stills under water to a depth of five feet for up to one hour. 8 hours of full motion video or…
Microsoft AutoCollage 2008 is a new desktop application which compiles individual photographs into one seamless collage. Using methods such as object recognition and face detection, Auto Collage combines the separate pictures into a composite collage by deliberately following natural features as a boundary between images. “The most significant feature that differentiates AutoCollage is that it offers exceptionally sophisticated blending technology for photographs, powered by state-of-the-art computer vision techniques,” said Alisson Sol, development manager at Microsoft Research Cambridge. Microsoft AutoCollage runs on Windows Vista and Windows XP SP2 and above, and is available worldwide through a 30-day free trial.
Microsoft AutoCollage 2008 is a new desktop application which compiles individual photographs into one seamless collage. Using methods such as object recognition and face detection, Auto Collage combines the separate pictures into a composite collage by deliberately following natural features as a boundary between images. “The most significant feature that…
The Epson Stylus Photo PX800FW is a new all-in-one printer, scanner and fax machine designed for your living room. With a black gloss finish, the PX800FW features a 19.8cm LCD touch panel interface, automatic document feeder, 4800 dpi scanner, and integrated Wi-Fi and Ethernet connectivity. Epson Claria dye-based ink produces better-than-lab-quality photos. An optional automatic duplexer clicks on the rear of the Epson PX800FW and provides double-sided printing, including booklet printing. The Epson Stylus PX800FW will cost £299.99, available from today.
The Epson Stylus Photo PX800FW is a new all-in-one printer, scanner and fax machine designed for your living room. With a black gloss finish, the PX800FW features a 19.8cm LCD touch panel interface, automatic document feeder, 4800 dpi scanner, and integrated Wi-Fi and Ethernet connectivity. Epson Claria dye-based ink produces…
The Epson Stylus Photo PX700W is a new all-in-one printer and scanner designed for your living room. With a black gloss finish, the PX700W features a 6.3 cm colour LCD screen, 2400 dpi scanner, and integrated Wi-Fi and Ethernet connectivity. Epson Claria dye-based ink produces better-than-lab-quality photos in just 17 seconds. Prints can be made by the PX700W on a variety of media from plain paper, high gloss photo paper and CD’s and DVD’s. The Epson Stylus PX700W will cost £199.99, available from today.
The Epson Stylus Photo PX700W is a new all-in-one printer and scanner designed for your living room. With a black gloss finish, the PX700W features a 6.3 cm colour LCD screen, 2400 dpi scanner, and integrated Wi-Fi and Ethernet connectivity. Epson Claria dye-based ink produces better-than-lab-quality photos in just 1…
Sony’s new Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo HX memory card offers a fast read speed of 20MB/second. In combination with the supplied USB adaptor, the PRO-HG Duo HX card achieves 20MB/s in reading mode and 15MB/s in writing mode, a third faster than a standard Memory Stick PRO Duo. Also supplied are a free, downloadable Memory Stick Data Rescue Service which can quickly recover deleted photographs and files, and a 10 year warranty.
Sony’s new Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo HX memory card offers a fast read speed of 20MB/second. In combination with the supplied USB adaptor, the PRO-HG Duo HX card achieves 20MB/s in reading mode and 15MB/s in writing mode, a third faster than a standard Memory Stick PRO Duo. Also supplied…
The Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi/450D Companion teaches you how to use the Digital Rebel features to make great photographs. Through easy-to-follow lessons, this book gives you a complete class on digital photography, tailored specifically for people who use the Digital Rebel XSi/450D. Author and professional photographer Ben Long includes plenty of full-color examples to show you what’s possible once you graduate from snapshots and focus on the pictures you’ve always wanted to take. The Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi/450D Companion is available now for $24.99 USD / £14.99 GBP.
The Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi/450D Companion teaches you how to use the Digital Rebel features to make great photographs. Through easy-to-follow lessons, this book gives you a complete class on digital photography, tailored specifically for people who use the Digital Rebel XSi/450D. Author and professional photographer Ben Long includes…
The new Sony VAIO CP1 digital photo frame features built-in Wi-Fi connectivity that lets you stream photos from a PC. The CP1’s 7-inch LCD screen has 16 million colors and 800x480 resolution and it offers 128MB internal storage. It can can display images from compatible Memory Stick media, SD cards, CompactFlash cards and digital still cameras. The Sony CP1 digital photo frames will retail for about $300, starting in mid-October.
The new Sony VAIO CP1 digital photo frame features built-in Wi-Fi connectivity that lets you stream photos from a PC. The CP1’s 7-inch LCD screen has 16 million colors and 800x480 resolution and it offers 128MB internal storage. It can can display images from compatible Memory Stick media, SD cards…
PhotoReview have reviewed the Fujifilm FinePix S2000HD, the first ever Fujifilm camera to feature High Definition movies and still photos.
“Subjective assessment of images shot with the review camera showed them to have higher than average saturation levels - even with the F-Standard setting. Image contrast was also relatively high and we found visible edge softening in many shots. All these factors were confirmed with Imatest testing.”
PhotoReview have reviewed the Fujifilm FinePix S2000HD, the first ever Fujifilm camera to feature High Definition movies and still photos. “Subjective assessment of images shot with the review camera showed them to have higher than average saturation levels - even with the F-Standard setting. Image contrast was also relatively high…
Luminous Landscape have reviewed the new Canon 800mm f/5.6L IS USM lens.
“There isn’t much more to be said. If you shoot wildlife or outdoor sports, and are finding that your 500mm or 600mm lens isn’t quite long enough, and your bank manager is telling you to spend some $12,000 before the tax man grabs it, then the new Canon 800mm f/5.6L may be just the thing for you.”
Website: Luminous Landscape - Canon 800mm f/5.6L IS USM Review
Luminous Landscape have reviewed the new Canon 800mm f/5.6L IS USM lens. “There isn’t much more to be said. If you shoot wildlife or outdoor sports, and are finding that your 500mm or 600mm lens isn’t quite long enough, and your bank manager is telling you to spend some $12,00…
The Phase One 3.5/45 mm TS is a new tilt shift lens for the Phase One 645 and Mamiya 645AFD camera systems. Based on the popular Hartblei 45 mm f/3.5 Super Rotator lens, the Phase One 45mm Tilt/Shift lens offers up to 12 mm shift and 8 degrees tilt for maximum flexibility. It can be used to adjust the plane of focus without changing the depth of field, correct perspective and selectively sharpen and soften an image. The new Phase One 3.5/45 mm TS lens is also supported by Phase One’s Lens+ and Focus+ optical correction technologies available in Capture One 4 software. The Phase One 3.5/45 TS lens costs 2.990€ / $3,990 and can be ordered now.
The Phase One 3.5/45 mm TS is a new tilt shift lens for the Phase One 645 and Mamiya 645AFD camera systems. Based on the popular Hartblei 45 mm f/3.5 Super Rotator lens, the Phase One 45mm Tilt/Shift lens offers up to 12 mm shift and 8 degrees tilt for…
Adobe Creative Suite 4 will be officially launched on 23rd September. We’ve had a sneak preview of the successor to CS3 (pictured), but can’t tell you anything else until the launch date, other than Adobe CS4 will be the largest product launch in Adobe’s history. You can signup to watch a special web broadcast and be among the first to see what’s on offer.
Website: Adobe CS4 Web Broadcast
Adobe Creative Suite 4 will be officially launched on 23rd September. We’ve had a sneak preview of the successor to CS3 (pictured), but can’t tell you anything else until the launch date, other than Adobe CS4 will be the largest product launch in Adobe’s history. You can signup to watch…
The Kodak P820 and P520 are two new digital picture frames featuring a touch sensitive border. The Quick Touch Border enables fun and interactive picture scrolling without the need for a remote control. Touch-sensitive controls allow for simple operation with a touch or slide of your finger, leaving the screen fingerprint-and smudge-free. Two colour-coordinated interchangeable mattes, in Cranberry Red and Silver, are included with the P820 and P520 frames to match a variety of home décor styles. The Kodak P820 and P520 will be available from October for £89.99 and £59.99 respectively.
The Kodak P820 and P520 are two new digital picture frames featuring a touch sensitive border. The Quick Touch Border enables fun and interactive picture scrolling without the need for a remote control. Touch-sensitive controls allow for simple operation with a touch or slide of your finger, leaving the screen…
Ricoh have released a new firmware update for the GX200 compact digital camera. Version 1.14 includes the following changes:
- In the Auto shooting mode, and with the Grid Guide is displayed in the LCD, and if you turn off the camera power and then turn on in the My Setting mode, a lacked grid guide will be displayed.
- With using AAA batteries, and in the shooting mode, if you click the Playback button to switch to the playback mode, and after the lens will be retracted automatically, if you press the shutter release to return the shooting mode, any key will not work.
Website: Ricoh GX200 Firmware Update 1.14
Ricoh have released a new firmware update for the GX200 compact digital camera. Version 1.14 includes the following changes: - In the Auto shooting mode, and with the Grid Guide is displayed in the LCD, and if you turn off the camera power and then turn on in the My…
Power Retouche Pro is a comprehensive suite of plugins for professional photo retouching in Photoshop and other imaging applications. Power Retouche Pro supports both 8bit and 16bit images, and is compatible with all versions of Photoshop, plus Paint Shop Pro, Corel Draw, Illustrator, Fireworks amongst others. Plugins can be purchased individually, or the full pro package is available for just $175 / €113 / £88. Jon Canfield tries out all 25 individual Power Retouche Pro plugins in our latest review.
Website: Power Retouche Pro Review
Power Retouche Pro is a comprehensive suite of plugins for professional photo retouching in Photoshop and other imaging applications. Power Retouche Pro supports both 8bit and 16bit images, and is compatible with all versions of Photoshop, plus Paint Shop Pro, Corel Draw, Illustrator, Fireworks amongst others. Plugins can be purchased…
The new PhotoFinder mini from ATP Electronics geo-tags all of your photos with no complicated software required. Simply turn the PhotoFinder mini on while you’re taking pictures, insert your card into the memory card slot on the docking station, and it will automatically geotag your photos. ATP’s GPS PhotoFinder mini is compatible with JPEG images from digital cameras of major brands and all memory card formats. Photos tagged by the ATP PhotoFinder mini can be used with any GPS compatible photo software or geotagged photo compatible sites such as Google Maps, Flickr, locr.com and Panoramio.
Website: ATP GPS PhotoFinder mini
The new PhotoFinder mini from ATP Electronics geo-tags all of your photos with no complicated software required. Simply turn the PhotoFinder mini on while you’re taking pictures, insert your card into the memory card slot on the docking station, and it will automatically geotag your photos. ATP’s GPS PhotoFinder mini…
Carl Zeiss are running a teaser advert for a brand new SLR lens mount. Already available for Nikon, Pentax and Leica M42, the un-named mount will be unveiled on September 15th. Speculation is growing that the Sony/Minolta mount is the most likely candidate, possibly coinciding with the Sony A900 pro DSLR…
Website: Carl Zeiss
Carl Zeiss are running a teaser advert for a brand new SLR lens mount. Already available for Nikon, Pentax and Leica M42, the un-named mount will be unveiled on September 15th. Speculation is growing that the Sony/Minolta mount is the most likely candidate, possibly coinciding with the Sony A900 pro…
The Jobo X7 is a new portable photo viewer and digital picture frame in one. Featuring a 7-inch screen and 1GB of internal memory, the wallet-like Jobo X7 is perfect for sharing your photos with family and friends. The X7 also has a solid rubber protection rim on all sides and protective Nappa leather cover. The Jobo X7 Portable Photo Viewer will be available from September for £149.99.
The Jobo X7 is a new portable photo viewer and digital picture frame in one. Featuring a 7-inch screen and 1GB of internal memory, the wallet-like Jobo X7 is perfect for sharing your photos with family and friends. The X7 also has a solid rubber protection rim on all sides…
Transcend have introduced a 64GB version of the JetFlash V20 USB flash drive. The value-priced Transcend V20 features an attractively shaped pearlescent chassis with a semi-transparent color-band that lights up during use. Transcend’s free JetFlash elite software turns the V20 into a key to automatically log on to website accounts, or even temporarily lock the computer to prevent unauthorized access. The 64Gb JetFlash V20 is fully-tested to work flawlessly with Windows Vista and also supports Windows Me / 2000 / XP, Mac and Linux.
Transcend have introduced a 64GB version of the JetFlash V20 USB flash drive. The value-priced Transcend V20 features an attractively shaped pearlescent chassis with a semi-transparent color-band that lights up during use. Transcend’s free JetFlash elite software turns the V20 into a key to automatically log on to website accounts…
Canon have released a firmware update for the EOS 450D / Digital Rebel XSi. Version 1.0.9 includes the following improvements and fixes:
1. Fixes a phenomenon in which AEB (Auto Exposure Bracketing) shooting does not operate normally under these conditions.
When using AEB together with exposure compensation, the camera may fail to write the third shot to the SD card..
2. Fixes a phenomenon in which the Live View exposure simulation warning indication does not properly display during Live View shooting.
Fixes a phenomenon in which the Live View exposure simulation warning indication, in which
would normally flash when the image is not being displayed at a suitable brightness level (under the conditions of low brightness and high brightness), does not display properly during Live View shootring..
3. Fixes a phenomenon in which images cannot be played back after continuous shooting when a printer is connected to the camera or the video output terminal is used.
Website: Canon EOS 450D Firmware Update 1.0.9
Canon have released a firmware update for the EOS 450D / Digital Rebel XSi. Version 1.0.9 includes the following improvements and fixes: 1. Fixes a phenomenon in which AEB (Auto Exposure Bracketing) shooting does not operate normally under these conditions. When using AEB together with exposure compensation, the camera may…
Colour Confidence is taking the ColorMunki on the road, with a tour of major photographic resellers across the UK. ‘Visit the MunkiHouse’ is a free event featuring live demonstrations of the ColorMunki Photo, the first spectrophotometer-based solution in its price bracket.Events in London, Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham , Stevenage, Newcastle-under-Lyme and Burgess Hill have been confirmed so far. Attendance is free.
Colour Confidence is taking the ColorMunki on the road, with a tour of major photographic resellers across the UK. ‘Visit the MunkiHouse’ is a free event featuring live demonstrations of the ColorMunki Photo, the first spectrophotometer-based solution in its price bracket.Events in London, Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham , Stevenage, Newcastle-under-Lyme and…